Patterns and predictors of local health department accreditation in Missouri

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 116-125

  Beatty, Kate E ^a   Mayer, Jeffrey ^a   Elliott, Michael ^a   Brownson, Ross C ^b   Wojciehowski, Kathleen ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c Missouri Institute for Community Health   (United States)

Author keywords

collaborations; community needs assessment; local health department accreditation

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MISSOURI; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCREDITATION; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MISSOURI; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84922413815     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000089     Document Type: Article

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